Pistol



L. M. EGTS.

PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1919.

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L. M. EGTS.

PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2J6, 1-919;

Patented May 11,1920,

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PISTOL.

Application filed. April 28, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Loom M. Ee'rs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pistols, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive toyin the semblance of a pistol by which small balls or similar objects maybe forcibly propelled for a considerable distance. The invention seeksto provide a device of the stated type in which a magazine will beemployed which may be readily filled and from which the balls will besuccessively fed in to position in front of a plunger or ejector. Theinvention also seeks to provide simple mechanism whereby the plungerwill be held in its retracted or cooked position and which may be easilyoperated to permit the plunger to make an ejecting stroke.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a pistol embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing the plunger at the end of itsforward stroke;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the.

plunger retracted or cooked and-the magazine in a raised position topermit access to the interior of the device;

Fig. 1 is a transverse section on the line 1-4 of Fig. 2. V

In carrying out my invention, I employ a frame 1 which may have formedintegral therewith a spring-inclosin casing 2 and a barrel 3 while fromits rear end depends a stock or handle 4. These several parts may beformed integrally or otherwise connected, but I prefer to employ atleast one side plate so as to facilitate the assembling, disassemblingor repairing of the parts. A. guard 5 is provided at the angle formed bythe stock and the lower side of the frame, as clearly shown. The barrel3 has a central longitudinal bore 6 through which the balls or otherobjects 7 are ejected anda sight 8 of any desired form is provided atthe front end of the barrel, as shown. The rear end of the barrel isrecessed, as shown at 9, on its upper side and the magazine 10 ispivotally mounted on the barrel so that its front end will fit withinthe said recess and the bore or central passage 11 of the magazine hasits front end downturned to communi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920. Serial No. 292,880. I

cate with the bore 6 of the barrelthrough an opening 12 in the bottom ofthe recess 9. The top of the frame in rear of the barrel is open, asshown at 13 in Fig. 3, and the magazine is of such dimensions that itwill cover the said open top. At its rear end the magazine is providedwith retaining hooks or lugs 14 to be engaged by a latch 15 on the rearend of the frame and the under side of the magazine is longitudinallyslotted,

as shown at 16, to permit the movement of a withthe barrel in anydesired manner, I

have illustrated cooperating lugs or ears 22, at the front end of themagazine, and 28,011 the barrel, through which a pivotpin 2 1 isinserted as'will be readily understood.

The plunger 25 is slidably fitted in the bore 6 and should be of suchdiameter that it will substantially fill said bore and will consequentlybe sure to deliver a proper impact upon a ball or projectile 7 to causethe ball to emerge forcibly from the barrel.

The plunger is of such length that when it is in its rearmost positionits front end will be within the bore 6 of the barrel and immediately inrear of the opening 12 through which the projectiles are fed intoposition. The rear end of the plunger is secured to or formed with afiring block 26 which depends from the plunger and is secured upon acocking rod 27 which is slidably mounted in and extends through the rearend ofthe frame 1, as shown at 28, the said rod being provided at itsrear end with a handle or finger piece 29 by which it may be readilydrawn rearwardly. A firing spring 30 is housed within the casing 2 andhas its rear end secured to the front end of the cocking rod 27 whileits front end is secured to a plug 31 fitted in the front end of thehousing 2 and capable of rotation so as to adjust the tension of thespring. The housing 2 extends rearwardly withinthe frame beyond thebarrel and has a shoulder 32 which is adapted to be engaged by the lowerend of the firing block 26 and thereby limit the forward movement of thesaid block, as

shown in Fig. 2. In rear of the rear extremity of the lower wall of thehousing 2, I pivotally mount within the frame a sear 33 which has itsrear arm turned upwardly so that it will normally lie within the path ofthe firing block and when the firing block is in its rearmost positionthe sear will engage against the front face thereof, as shown in. Fig.3, so that the pistol will be cooked. The sear is held in its normalposition by a scar spring 34; arranged between the forward end of thesear and the extremity of the housing, as clearly shown. In the lowerposition of the frame, I pivotally mount the trigger 35 which playswithin the guard 5 and has a tooth 36 engaging under the rear end of thesear.

hen the device is to be used, the magazine is raised, as shown in Fig.3, and the pusher is retracted against the force of the s rin 19 bypressure exerted on the stud 1 The projectiles are then fed through theopenings 20 and will roll down through the bore 11 to the front end ofthe same after which the magazine is lowered to the position shown inFig. 2 and engaged by the latch 15. While the projectiles are being fedinto the magazine one finger of the hand is held over the discharge endof the magazine so as to prevent accidental or premature discharge ofthe projectiles from the magazine. With reference to Fig. 3, it will benoted that the finger may be readily withdrawn from the space betweenthe discharge end of the magazine and the open ing 12 as the magazine isagain moved to the position illustrated in Fig. 2. The plunger byextending across the path of the proj ectiles will prevent them beingprematurely fed into the barrel, but as each successive projectile isdischarged the pusher 18 will e free to move a distance suflicient tofeed the entire number of projectiles to the barrel so that the foremostprojectile may drop into position in advance of the retracted plunger.When the plunger is withdrawn through a pull upon the finger-piece orhandle 29, the lower end of the firing block 26 will ride overthe rearupturned end of the sear which will at once spring into position inadvance of said block and hold the parts in the cocked position, thefiring spring be ing under tension, as shown in Fig. 3. A slightpressure upon the trigger will then cause the sear to swing about itspivot so that its upturned rear end will be released from the firingblock, whereupon the spring 30 will contract and the plunger will bedrawn forcibly forward in the bore of the barrel and will impinge uponthe projectile so that it will emerge from the barrel at a high speed.

After the projectiles have been fed into the barrel 6 and prior toreleasing the plunger 25, the barrel is retained in an upwardly inclinedposition with V the discharge end elevated so as to prevent theprojectiles from rolling out of the barrel.

It will be readily noted that my device is exceedingly simple in theconstruction and arrangement of its parts and may be, therefore,manufactured at a low cost. It is light and durable and will be foundefficient for promoting markmanship without the dangers attendant uponthe use of firearms.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, abarrel extending forward from the upper portion of the frame, a magazinepivotally mounted upon the rear end of the barrel and extending over theframe, means within the magazine to feed projectiles therein forwardly,a plunger slidably mounted in the barrel, and means within the frame foroperating the plunger.

2. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, abarrel extending forwardly therefrom, a magazine pivotally connectedwith the barrel and having a feed opening in its upper side near itsrear end and having a longitudinal slot in its lower side, a pusherslidably fitted in the magazine and having a stud playing in saidlongitudinal slot, a spring housed within the magazine and tending toforce the pusher toward the front of the magazine, a plunger slidablymounted in the barrel and arranged to extend across the discharge fromthe magazine, and means within the frame for operating the plunger.

3. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, abarrel extending forwardly from the frame, a cas-- ing below the barreland opening into the frame, a plunger slidably mounted inthe barrel, acooking rod extending through the rear end of the frame, a firing blockcon-- necting said rod with the plunger, means for holding the plungerin cocked position, means for releasing the plunger, and a spring housedwithin the casing and acting to draw the plunger forward.

4. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, abarrel extending forwardly therefrom, a casing disposed below the barreland extending into the frame and provided with a stop in advance of itsrear end, a cooking rod slidably fitted in the frame and extendingthrough the same, a spring housed within the casing and connecting thecocking rod with the front end of the casing, a firing block secured onthe cocking rod, a plunger extending from the firing block into thebarrel, the lower end of the firing block being adapted toengage thestop on the casing, and means for retaining the firing block in a cockedposi-' tion and for releasing the same.

5. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, abarrel extending forwardly therefrom, a plunger working in the barrel, afiring block connected with the plunger, a cocking rod extending fromthe firing block through the frame, yieldable means for holding thefiring block and the plunger in a forward position, a sear pivotedwithin the frame and adapted to engage the firing block to hold the samein cooked position, and a trigger mounted in the frame and bearing uponthe sear to release the same.

6. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, abarrel extending forwardly therefrom, a casing disposed below the barreland extending into the frame, a sear pivotally mounted within the frameadjacent the rear end of said casing, a spring disposed between thecasing and the sear and holding the rear end of the sear normally in araised position, a plunger slidably'fitting in the barrel, a firingblock secured to the plunger and adapted to be engaged by the rear endof the sear, means acting on the firing block to impart an ejectingstroke to the same and the plunger, and a trigger pivoted in the frameand having a tooth engaging under the front end of the sear.

In testimony whereof I affix m signature.

LOUIE MILTON EGT [L.s.]

